I spent three weeks solo in Mexico City in early 2026. I walked alone at night, took the Metro during rush hour, and ate street tacos at 11 PM. I did not get robbed, scammed, or feel genuinely threatened once. That is my honest experience. But your mileage depends on where you stay, how you
May is the only month where I actually like being a tourist. Everything else—July, August, even the ‘festive’ December rush—is just a slow-motion car crash of overpriced lattes and sweating through your shirt while standing in a line for a museum you don’t even really want to see. But May? May is the sweet spot.